by Tim Miller
“I don’t know. I have an aunt and uncle in Lubbock, but haven’t spoken to them in years,” she said without looking up from the floor. Dietrich nodded as he put his arm around her. He could go back to the university, but really didn’t want to after all this.
“What about you?” Laura asked.
“I think I need a vacation.”
Epilogue
In the Lower Region of Hell, Beyond Purgatory
“What do you plan on doing with this girl?” The Master asked. He sat on a huge throne made of granite. A pair of skulls were carved into the armrests where his hands rested. The rest of the Master’s Lair was dark and dank, like a musty cave. Through the back of the Master’s Lair was what most would call Hell. It was where demons lived and thrived. Purgatory was simply a barrier much like the River Styx. Except there were no dead here.
“She’s an annoyance. Less than a mosquito,” K’rall replied.
“That Mosquito just took down one of the most powerful and insane of our kind.”
“Yes. That was pure luck. She has no idea what she’s doing.”
“There’s never been one like her before. We have no idea what she’s capable of,” The Master said.
“Neither does she. Don’t worry. I will handle it.”
“Like you’ve handled everything else so far? Your job years ago was to possess her and use her as a conduit for the rest of us. Not bring her back here and let her take over the whole thing!”
“Your excellence. She doesn’t even know this place exists. I could just leave her chasing her tail around Purgatory for a while.”
“You won’t. You’ve shown me you can’t do his alone. Send them in!” The Master called. Through the corridor walked two of the most hideous things K’rall had ever seen. K’rall knew he was ugly, but these two made him look handsome.
They were both huge, towering over K’rall and the Master. Both had lower jaws that protruded far past their faces with jagged teeth sticking up. Neither of them had wings, and both had a set of horns coming out of their faces, through their cheekbones. K’rall was sure the room temperature dropped a few degrees as soon as they entered.
“K’rall. This is Negron and Dimitri. They are bounty hunters. You’ll continue to do your work. They will find this girl and bring her to me,” The Master explained.
“Are you going to banish her?”
“I’m going to make her suffer. This is Hell, after all,” The Master said as he laughed.
The End
Special Bonus!
Here is a preview to Tim’s upcoming book, Welcome to Happytown. It is the second book in the April Almighty series.
Chapter 1
April Kennedy sat in the car looking out the window. They had been on the road a little over an hour. She didn’t want to be on this trip, she wanted to be home. It had been almost eighteen months since she’d been abducted and tortured by a family of psycho rednecks. It was only by some miracle she had escaped. And it was a literal miracle.
After watching those animals torture, rape and mutilate several other people, she had attempted to escape. During her attempt she fell into a dirty swamp that smelled and looked funny. It had a greenish glow to it. Once she emerged, she had the strangest ability she’d ever heard of. All her life she’d read in comics about super heroes who get super strength, flight, telekinesis, and other cool powers. Hers, making men ejaculate without touching them.
That’s right, she can get guys off anytime she wants. At least she doesn’t have to touch them. Though an interesting side effect is once they get off, she can control their minds. She hadn’t used the ability at all since she escaped. Well once. One of the killers and his cousin came after her at her home. She made do horrible things to each other before they died. That was the last time.
Since then, she’d become a bit of a recluse. She didn’t go online or even have a cell phone. All she was sat around the house reading all day. Her friend Stacy decided it was finally time to get her out of the house.
“You awake?” Stacy said from the seat next to her. She looked back toward her.
“I’m fine. I came along didn’t I?” April said.
“Yeah, but you haven’t said shit since we left.”
“Sorry. Just not used to going out I guess.”
“Yeah I know. You’re a fucking hermit. That’s why you’re coming with us to Dallas.”
“Whatever. Dallas is overrated anyway.” April said.
“Oh my God! How can you say that?” Kimberly said from the front passenger seat. She was one of Stacy’s friends, but April had hung out with her a few times. “I fucking love Dallas. So much more to do than San Antonio or Austin.”
“Like what?”
“You know. Lots of stuff.”
“Come on. Stop being so emo.” Stacy said. “I’m gonna make you have fun dammit. Maybe even get you laid.”
“Oh Jesus. Just what I need. I nameless drunk guy humping my shit.”
“You make it sound so romantic. Stacy said.”
“It’s just the truth.” April answered. Though she didn’t want to explain she could get the guy off without him having to hump anything. Before her incident, she had been a very sexual person. Since the incident however, she didn’t like being touched at all. While her assailants never did rape her, she watched them rape everyone else in horrible ways. That and just the fact she was naked and they had their hands on her at all. The mere thought of anyone touching her body at all made her want to scream.
“Whatever we do, it’ll be fun.”
“You know, if you have trouble getting laid, I can help you out with that?” Todd said. He was the driver and also Kimberly’s boyfriend. Kim smacked his arm. April never had trouble getting guys. She usually had the opposite problem, guys wouldn’t leave her alone. Todd had been flirting with her since the drive had started. She had often been told she could or should be a model, with her long black hair and bright blue eyes. Modeling wasn’t something she desired to do. Though anymore, she had no idea what she wanted to do with her life.
One thing she didn’t miss about social media was the constant messages from guys trying to pick her up. She didn’t mind the “Hello beautiful” messages so much. It was the “Wow, you are so hot. I just want to lick your pussy until you cum all over my face,” messages that drove her crazy. Though even in public guys would occasionally act stupid.
Todd being the perfect example. She had just met him today, and this was at least the third time he’d referenced having sex with her. Kim was very pretty and seemed like a sweet girl. Yet he just disrespects her to her face like that. April wondered what would happen if she used her power on him while he was driving.
“Don’t take that shit from him Kim,” April said. “Cut his ass off.”
“That’ll just make me work it even harder. She knows better.” Todd said as he smacked Kim’s thigh. “Don’tcha babe?”
Kim brushed his hand away without saying anything. He laughed, looked back at April and winked. She just glared at him as Stacy gave him the finger.
“Don’t mind him. He’s just messing around.” Stacy said.
“Yeah, I know.” April said just trying to change the subject from anything other than Todd.
“Fuck,” Todd said.
“What’s wrong?”
“Look at this traffic. There’s an accident up ahead. Goddammit look at that!”
April looked and ahead and saw cars in stand still traffic as far as she could see.
“How far up is the wreck?” She asked.
“I have no idea. Probably miles. Shit, this is gonna take hours.” He said hitting the steering wheel. “Fuck this.” He pulled off the shoulder and drove past the line of cars.
“What the fuck are you doing?” Kim screamed.
“I’m getting us out of this traffic. There has to be a way around.” After a quarter mile they reached an exit ramp where he pulled off.
“Where are we going?” Stacy asked.
“I’m trying t
o get around all this shit.”
As they drove, the access road was closed off to construction. April took a deep breath. This is why she hated road trips, especially to Dallas. There was always an accident or construction, or both. Todd turned off on a side road.
“I’m taking this detour. Fuck this traffic and shit. They were working on this last summer when I came out this way. Fuckers.” Todd grumbled.
“So do you know where we’re going?” April asked.
“Yes I know. We’re fine. This road loops right around and back onto the interstate.”
April looked back out the window. Todd was a douchebag and she had a feeling he had no clue where he was going. After almost an hour when they passed a sign that said “Welcome to Happytown” that feeling was confirmed.
Also by Tim Miller
The Hand of God
Revenge of the Three
Dark Exorcist
Blood Slayer
Family Night
Hell Texas
Night of Vengeance
Bloody Bank Heist
The Country Club
Road to Darkness
Dead to Writes
About the Author
Tim began writing at a very young age. As a teenager he would write short stories of horror to entertain himself and his friends. Not knowing at the time this would one day lead to his dream of becoming a published author. Tim has studied various religions and psychology as evident in the "Hand of God" books and "Dark Exorcist."
From there, Tim began to venture into the realm of splatterpunk and extreme horror, which kicks the gore factor into overdrive. With the release of "Family Night" Tim has been off to the races. He has released several bestselling titles that are sure to turn your stomach.
In addition to writing, Tim is also trying his hand in acting. He has been cast in in the feature film, "Zombie Reign" which starts filming in the fall of 2014.
You can follow Tim on his website at http://timmiller.org and on Twitter @TimMiller2011
